Brassiere



R. L. KLIN BRASS IERE Filed Jan. 9, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Ram M01511) LIL/M MIN INVENToR BY 4 ATTORNfYs y 1938. R. 1.. KLIN 2,118,406

BRASSIERE Filed Jan. 9, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 w I ROSAMOND mm mm mvmmm ATTORNEYS May 24, 1938. R L KUN 2,118,406

BRASSIERE Filed Jan. 9, 1936 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Ros/worm mm 5:

JNVENToR ATTo RNEY-S Patented May 24, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application January 9, 1936, Serial No. 58,316 In Great Britain October 25, 1935 2 Claims.

This invention relates to bust supports of brassieres. vision of a brassiere which, while aflording adequate and correct support, may be adapted by rearrangement of the fastening straps for wear with various types of dress, more especially evening dresses which have a wide and deep opening at the back or at the sides.

This and other objects are achieved according to the present invention by providing in a brassiere two breast supporting parts of a size and shape suitable for enclosing the breasts but not extending laterally more than about midway around the wearers sides, shoulder straps attached to the upper outer corners of the supports and arranged so that they may be fastened in a variety of ways but so as to produce a lift upon the breast supports and lower fastening 'straps attached to the lower outer corners of the 20 supports and adapted to be secured to a lower garment in such a way that they produce a downward and outward pull upon the breast supports opposing the lift of the opposite shoulder straps. The supports are cut or otherwise arranged so that they are relatively inextensible along the lines of pull in the garment so that the supports shall not be appreciably deformed, whatever position may be assumed by the wearer.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which show a preferred form of construction.

In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view of the brassiere laid out flat.

Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 illustrate different arrange- 5 ments of the fastening straps (usually elastic) to adapt the garment for wear with different types of dress. In these figures the lower garment, such as a body belt or corset is omitted.

Fig. 6 illustrates the brassiere in use, with the fastening straps arranged as in Fig. 2.

Fig.7 shows a rear view of a modification.

In these drawings A and B indicate breast supports or pockets which are' cut from the material and then shaped, by means of the seams or darts A and B and .the junction C in such a way that line C along which the supports are sewn together. The result of this is that in wear, with the fastening straps attached in any of the ways illustrated, the lift due to shoulder straps D and An object of the invention is, the pro- One straight? runs substantially E is opposed by downward and outward pulls due to the lower fastening straps F and G respec-- tively, the tension in the supports being taken substantially along the straight of the material,

1. e. along lines crossing diagonally between the breasts. The supports for this reason will not become deformed to an appreciable extent no matter how the pulls are varied by the wearer's movements.

The breadth of the supports is such that the 10 outer edges will not extend further than about midway around the wearers side so that they will not be visible with a dress which is open at the sides.

The shoulder strap E is shown detachable from II the support B by means of a buckle of any suitable type. The support D may or may not be similarly detachable.

As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 6 the shoulder straps D and E pass over the shoulders and more or less vertically downwards for attachment to loo'ps H secured to a lower garment and the lower straps F and G are attached to the same loops, so providing a wide and deep opening at the back, which will keep the straps invisible when worn with an evening dress having a deep open back.

In Fig. 8 the shoulder straps D and E are shown crossed at the back and attachable to the opposite loops H.

In Fig. 4 the shoulder strap E has been dea tached and the strap D arranged to pass around the wearers neck to the upper outer corner of the support B, for wear with the type of dress in which the front of the dress is supported by a band of the dress material passed around the a wearers neck.

. A modification of the last arrangement is shown in Fig. 5, intended for wear with a dress in which the band of material passing around the neck is connected to the bottom of the back opening 40 of the dress. In this case theshouider strap E has been looped over the strap D and brought down for fastening to a loop H on the belt or corset.

Fig. 7, which is a back view of the brassiere, shows the addition of a piece of material sewn to the supports at the points J, K, L, and M. This form is designed for use where the breasts require more than usual support, it being intended that the piece of material J, K, L, M should lie under the breasts against the body, the edges J K and L, K furnishing additional reinforcement along the lines of pull.

It will be understood that the invention is not confined to the precise shape of the supports A u and B illustrated in the drawings nor to the identical arrangement of straps shown, so long as the straps produce tension in the required directions and the supports are relatively inextensible along the lines of pull.

The straps on either side of the garment may, for instance, be made in one piece, passing through a channel in the edge of the support, the strap being sewn to the support at the top and bottom corners thereof with the elastic extended so that when not in use the edges of thegarment will be puckered but will be drawn straight when the garment is put on.

What I claim is:-

1. A brassiere constructed and arranged for use in combination with a lower garment having a belt-like portion surrounding the waist of the wearer, said brassiere comprising a pair of shaped, woven fabric breast supports of generally quadrilateral form joined together along their inner and shortest edges, the fabric of the supports being arranged with the straight of the goods parallel to the lower edges of the supports to prevent horizontal, lateral stretching, said arrangement of the fabric also being such as to dispose the straight of the goods in the upper ortions of the supports on lines extended from the upper. outer corners of the supports to a point substantially midway in the line of junction of said inner, shortest-edges to resist stretchin along lines extending from a point substantially midway between the breasts of the wearer and said corners, and supporting and positioning straps consisting of an upper pair and a lower pair only, said straps having detachable connecting means at their outer ends, the upper pair of straps extending from the upper outer corners of the supports over the shoulders of the wearer and being adaptedto be secured by said connecting means at their opposite ends to sai belt-like portion to act as shoulder straps to support said brassiere, the lower pair running steeply downwardly from the lower outer corners of the supports and being adapted to be secured by said connecting means at their lower ends to said belt-like portion to act in conjunction with the upper pair of straps to tension the supports along the straight of the goods and therefore along their lines of least stretch.

2. A vbrassiere constructed and arranged for use in combination with a lower garment having a belt-like portion surrounding the waist'of the wearer, said brassiere comprising a pair of shaped, woven fabric breast supports of generally quadrilateral form joined together along their inner and shortest edges, each of said supports comprising an upper and a lower piece of fabric joined by a substantially horizontal seam providing fullness to the supports, the fabric of the supports being arranged with the straight of the goods parallel to the lower edges of the supports to prevent horizontal, lateral stretching,

said arrangement of the fabric also being such straps extending from the upper outer comers of the supports over the shoulders of the wearer and being securable at their opposite ends to said belt-like portion by said connecting means to act as shoulder straps to support said brassiere,

the lower pair running steeply downwardly from the lower outer corners of the supports and being securable at their lower ends to said beltlike portion by said connecting means to act in conjunction with the upper pair of straps to tension the supports along the straight of the goodsand therefore along their lines of least stretch.

ROSAMOND LII-IAN KLIN. 

